RF Design Engineering Intern - Denver, CO, United States
$31 - $42 USD yearly
Originally posted 30 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This RF Design Engineering Intern position involves supporting antenna team design work and completing an intern project within the Antenna Technologies team.
What you'll do
- Develop demonstration systems for existing antenna team designs for public events.
- Perform testing on existing designs to understand performance variations.
- Implement new calibration routines and validate with measured data.
- Validate new test setups for over the air testing of antennas.
- Collaborate with mmWave antenna, electrical, RF component, and printed circuit board design engineers.
- Design passive circuit components like power splitters/combiners, microstrip and stripline transmission lines, and impedance transformers.
- Support hands-on testing and troubleshooting of RF and mmWave phased array antenna prototypes.
What you'll need
- Currently enrolled in an Engineering degree program, pursuing a Master’s degree (MSEE or equivalent) or higher.
- Minimum GPA 3.0 or higher.
- Prior RF circuit design and/or antenna design experience using AWR, CST, and/or HFSS.
- Experience designing and/or testing RF and mmWave circuits, coupons, and systems.
Nice to have
- Experience with scripting or programming in a language such as Python.
- Experience designing or testing phased array antennas, beamforming networks, antenna modules, or RF front-end assemblies.
- Experience working with PCB fabrication and assembly vendors.
- Hands-on experience using RF/mmWave test equipment such as VNAs, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, power meters, and probe stations.
- Strong technical communication skills.
Skills: phased array antenna, mmWave, AWR, CST, HFSS
This role has been open 28 days — well below the 46-day median for RF/Wireless Engineering roles.
RF/Wireless Engineering · RF Frontend
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Open roles in category
267
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Median days open
46 d
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Median salary
$164k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | QORVO | All employers we track in this specialty (267 roles · 34 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 44 | 267 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 70 | 1364 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 30 d | 46 d (−16 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $164k |
Skills observed across this category: phased array antenna, mmWave, AWR, CST, HFSS
Who's hiring in this category
- QORVO (this employer) · 45 open roles · median 30 d
- Skyworks · 42 open roles · median 34 d
- Qualcomm · 26 open roles · median 66 d
- Apple · 23 open roles · median 19 d
- Keysight Technologies · 23 open roles · median 180 d
- Analog Devices · 13 open roles · median 44 d
How we counted: 267 open RF/Wireless Engineering (RF Frontend) roles from 34 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 28 Sept 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family row. Figures refresh nightly.